Evan Reiser

Customers are at the heart of everything we do at @Abnormal_AI_Inc — so recognition like the 2025 Gartner® Peer Insights™ Customers’ Choice for Email Security Platforms, based entirely on reviews from the IT and security leaders who use our platform every day, means a lot. At…

"Our opponent is an alien starship packed with atomic bombs. We have a protractor." That line comes from Anathem by Neal Stephenson. Stephenson explores how civilizations respond when knowledge, technology, and belief collide. This quote isn’t just science fiction. It’s a…

AI isn’t just another tool. It’s a disruptor on three fronts. We talk a lot about AI’s potential, but I think most people still underestimate the layers of change we’re heading into. Here’s how I see it unfolding: 1) Market disruptor: AI will reshape the entire cybersecurity…

I had a great conversation recently with Max Chan, CIO of @Avnet. A few highlights: 1) Max shared a highly structured framework for AI adoption, breaking it down into out-of-the-box, embedded, and custom use cases. 2) He showcased a powerful example of generative AI in action:…

I recently enjoyed speaking with Sineesh Keshav, CTO of @Prologis. Three things stood out to me during our conversation: 1) The progress he's made to achieve 95% company-wide adoption of GenAI through personal productivity use cases. 2) His hypothesis about the future of SaaS…

I had a great conversation with Sastry Durvasula, Chief Operating, Information, and Digital Officer at TIAA, about AI transforming 100-year institutions like TIAA, his excitement for agentic AI, and the culture shifts unlocking the next wave of enterprise AI adoption. Listen…

Everyone is a good sailor when the seas are calm

I enjoyed speaking with Rob Nolan, VP & CISO of @EXPD_Official, about how AI is changing both attack surfaces and defensive playbooks and why behavior and identity are the new cybersecurity perimeters. Listen to the full episode here: enterprisesoftware.blog/ciso-episodes/…

Most current AI applications are solely plugging in a new component old apps/processes rather than reimagining what is now possible in the AI era. Like wiring an electric typewriter to type faster, and missing the transformative leap to invent Word, Google Docs, Figma, etc

I recently spoke with @shyambuntie, CIO of @Nextdoor, about AI shifting automation from static workflows to dynamic, context-aware agents, and how culture, architecture, and data readiness all shape the long-term success of deploying AI at scale. Listen here:…

I had a great time chatting with Andy Price recently on his new podcast about entrepreneurship, company building, and AI. Any builders who want to help Abnormal build an AI-native company and redefine how companies should operate in the AI era, please send me a message! Check…

It's been an awesome week for @Abnormal_AI_Inc at RSA, and our customer appreciation party featuring the @TheChainsmokers was a night for the ages. Thank you to our customers, partners, and the entire Abnormal team!

I had a fascinating conversation recently with @GarethPackham, Global CISO of @save_children. He shared insights into the stakes of cybersecurity in humanitarian work, harnessing AI to transform security awareness training, and the rising danger of AI-powered impersonations.…

Prediction: The AI transformation will reshuffle leadership roles. - Cloud / data security architects become the new CISOs - CISOs become the new CIOs - CIOs become the new COOs Why? Because in an AI-first world, architecture *is* strategy.

Innovation happens when curiosity challenges convention/precedent, deep thinking clarifies problems, and courage rebuilds solutions from first principles

I enjoyed speaking with @_KirstenDavies_, former CISO of @Unilever, about AI’s role in cybersecurity innovation, the scale of enterprise security operations, and how human risk is still the biggest concern in the age of AI. Listen here: enterprisesoftware.blog/ciso-episodes/…

Wrote down some recent thoughts for early-stage AI native founders who are looking to build their go-to-market teams and processes: 1) Embedding AI into early GTM processes 2) Picking your first sales team hires 3) When to launch your company 4) How to spend your time If…

In the future, people will look back amazed that we once trusted humans to operate vehicles, write mission critical software, and make many of the decisions that we currently think only humans should make